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ISRO Chairman S Somanath selected for TMA Award-2022

Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (UNI) ISRO Chairman S Somanath has been selected for Trivandrum Management Association (TMA) Management Leadership Award 2022 for his sterling contributions to India’s space programme and infusing a new dynamism in its futuristic projects.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will present the award to Somanath, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India, at the inaugural function of the annual management convention, TRIMA 2022, to be held on June 10 at Hotel ‘O by Tamara’ in the state capital.
An aerospace engineer, Somanath also served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, and Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. As the ISRO Chairman, he is overseeing the projects like testing a scaled-down version of 'Reusable Launch Vehicle' (RLV) or the 'Swadeshi Space Shuttle' besides executing futuristic concepts like having a human colony on Venus planet.
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Train mishap near Chennai, 19 hurt, no casualties says TN Minister, Stalin monitoring rescue, relief works

12 Oct 2024 | 12:08 AM

Chennai, Oct 11 (UNI) Nineteen passengers were injured when the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express train collided with a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai in Chennai Division in the Southern Railway on Friday night, even as Chief Minister M K Stalin deputed a Minister an senior officials, and has been monitoring the relief and rescue works.

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Train accident : CM Stalin deputes Minister, CS to monitor relief work, provide assistance to passengers

Train accident : CM Stalin deputes Minister, CS to monitor relief work, provide assistance to passengers

11 Oct 2024 | 11:37 PM

Chennai, Oct 11 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday night directed Minister
SM Nasar from Tiruvallur district to rush to the spot and monitor the rescue operations following
the train collision at Kavaraipettai involving an express and goods train.

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Train accident : two trains diverted, three injured shifted to hospital

Train accident : two trains diverted, three injured shifted to hospital

11 Oct 2024 | 11:14 PM

Chennai, Oct 11 (UNI) The Southern Railway on Friday night announced diversion
of two trains following a collision between an express train and a goods train near
here in which three passengers were injured and shifted to hospital.

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Train accident : 12-13 Coaches derailed, says SRly, no casualties, some hurt

Train accident : 12-13 Coaches derailed, says SRly, no casualties, some hurt

11 Oct 2024 | 10:56 PM

Chennai, Oct 11 (UNI) The Southern Railway on Friday night said
12 to 13 coaches have derailed following the collision between an
express and a stationary goods train near Kavarapettai in which some
injuries were reported, while opening helpline numbers for the benefit
of passengers.

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DGCA directed to conduct thorough examination of AI Express flight : Minister

11 Oct 2024 | 10:55 PM

Chennai, Oct 11 (UNI) Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu tonight said that the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been instructed to conduct a thorough examination of the Air India Express flight that made a safe landing at Tiruchirapalli International airport, few minutes after the take-off to determine the exact cause of the hydraulic issue.

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